By Joe Messa
It’s July and the Philadelphia personal injury attorneys at Messa & Associates, along with The American Academy of Ophthalmology, want you to know that it’s UV Safety Month! Why is UV Safety SO Important? Ultra-violet rays, or UV rays, are the leading cause of skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the United […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers recognize Lung Cancer Awareness Month during the month of November. The lungs are two spongy organs in your chest responsible for taking in oxygen when you inhale and releasing carbon dioxide when you exhale. Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs. The abnormal cells […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers have learned that a medical malpractice lawsuit may be forthcoming on behalf of one of Major League Baseball’s most famous players. According to multiple reports, Alex Rodriguez, third baseman for the New York Yankees, and his lawyers say that the 14-time All-Star’s hip injury was misdiagnosed the during the 2012 playoffs. […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers know that many serious medical conditions such as cancer, heart attacks, and strokes are often missed by physicians. Many times, physicians ignore the patient’s symptoms, fail to order the proper diagnostic tests, or improperly read the results of those tests. Whatever the reason, misdiagnosing or failure to diagnose a condition is […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice attorneys reveal that medical malpractice payments in the United States most commonly result from missed or incorrect diagnoses, according to a study that examined more than 350,000 claims made from 1986 to 2010. Researchers say that the claims associated with death and disabilities were more likely to have occurred from diagnosis-related errors. […]
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